Cameron Redpath warns Bath 'haven't achieved anything yet' after reaching Premiership Rugby Cup semi-final

Bath's Tom Dunn insisted that the club are focused on winning the Premiership Rugby Cup as they face the prospect of doing the domestic double, sitting atop the Gallagher Premiership table. Centre Cameron Redpath, though, warned that his side "haven't achieved anything yet", as they look to end a trophy drought extending nearly 17 years. Bath will face Newcastle Falcons in the semi-final.

Bath centre Cameron Redpath insists his side "haven't achieved anything yet", despite leading the Gallagher Premiership table and reaching the Premiership Rugby Cup semi-finals.

Bath came back to beat Harlequins 39-28 in the quarter-final at the Recreation Ground to book a spot in the last four on Friday.

The club are also six points clear at the top of the league table, but Redpath insisted they cannot get carried away.

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"We're a team that haven't achieved anything yet, and we want to achieve something," Redpath told TNT Sports. "And the only way we can do that is the next job mentality the whole time and staying calm.

"You never know what's going to happen and if you can stay in the momentum and flow with the game a lot can happen, as we showed today."

Bath head coach Johann van Graan emptied his bench at the outset of the second half after falling to a 28-14 deficit, bringing on Dunn, Beno Obano, Thomas du Toit, Guy Pepper and Joe Cokanasiga.

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And the changes paid dividends, as the hosts chalked up 25 unanswered points in the second half to complete the turnaround.

Redpath went on to highlight the importance of Bath's squad depth, after another evening which saw positive introductions from the bench.

"Throughout the season our bench has been massive for us," he continued. "The bench is all about energy, bringing energy to the boys that are tired.

"For us it's all about energy, especially for the forwards. We ask them to do as much as they can for 50-60 minutes and then the bench have got to bring an attitude change. All it takes is one big hit and the energy is back."

Tom Dunn was one who made an immediate impact from the bench, crucially cutting into Harlequins' lead as one of five changes after the break - just four minutes after his introduction.

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And he insisted the club have to be "focused" on winning the cup, in their bid to end a major trophy drought which extends back to the 2007/08 campaign.

"We've got to be focused on this cup," Dunn said. "We want to win this cup. Obviously, the Premiership is a massive target for us this year so we're looking at that. But for now, we're focused on these two games and take it as it comes.

"This cup would be fantastic to win, but I'd give a lot of credit to the boys that played in the group stages.

"To win silverware here would be fantastic. I've been here nearly 15 years now and not managed to do so I'm not going to talk it down."

From the beginning of the second half, Quins were unable to handle Bath's aggression and found themselves conceding several penalties, with Bath able to shut out their visitors.

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Speaking after the match, TNT Sports pundit Austin Healey said: "You know what's coming. When you see that bench come off you know you have to move the ball away from them.

"Retain possession, don't give away any penalties in the middle of the field and play a little field possession yourself.

"They didn't do any of that. After 10 minutes in the second half they knew exactly what was coming.

Fellow TNT Sports expert Emily Scarratt added: "It's so hard when you get in that revolving door of penalties. It's induced by pressure and it's really hard to get out of that cycle.

"Somebody has to get a hold of it. There's just moments where they couldn't stack up those moments, and sometimes in games you have to go back-to-back with positives in order to change momentum."

Bath will play Newcastle Falcons away at Kingston Park in the semi-final after the Premiership strugglers beat Gloucester 22-17.

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